According to an article published by the newspaper Viagora (Bruna Leão), the State Secretary of Finance and Chairman of the National Committee of Secretaries of Finance, Finance, Revenue or Taxation of the States and Federal District (Comsefaz), Rafael Fonteles defended, during the first debate of the Intelligence Forum, the extension of federal government aid to workers, businesses, states and municipalities.

The Finance Secretaries from São Paulo, Henrique Meirelles; Paraná, Renê Garcia; Pernambuco, Décio Padilha da Cruz; and Mato Grosso, Rogério Gallo were also present at this occasion. 

The Intelligence Forum brings together the BRICS Policy Center and Insight, with the support of the Institute of International Relations (IRI) of PUC-Rio and the House of Afonso Arinos, in order to maintain an open channel for debates with countries such as China, Russia, India and South Africa. In this 2020 cycle, the forum will present new points of view on subjects from different areas of knowledge, through lectures and seminars.

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